1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (805+ words) Lodging, the structural failure of crop stems that bend or collapse under their own weight or under the pressure of wind and rain, remains one of the most persistent threats to agricultural productivity worldwide....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (711+ words) The ancient fig tree, one of the first plants ever domesticated by humans, is hiding remarkable genetic secrets in the mountainous corners of southeastern Türkiye....

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (743+ words) In the highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico, farmers have grown a remarkable variety of maize for generations. Unlike the corn cultivated across the world’s great breadbaskets, these Sierra Mixe landraces send up clusters of thick aerial roots from their stalks, sometimes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (951+ words) In a finding that could reshape how breeders approach one of the world’s most important oilseed crops, researchers at The University of Western Australia have completed the most comprehensive survey yet of cyclin genes across the mustard family, revealing that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) A previously overlooked genetic network may help explain why tobacco plants rapidly produce side shoots after their main growing tip is removed....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (54+ words) Pepper plants may be hiding some of their most consequential genetic variation in regions long treated as difficult, repetitive stretches of DNA. A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reports that ultra-long haplotypes surrounding pepper centromeres can extend across tens…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) Nature Ecology & Evolution (2026) Cite this article Pepper centromeres are embedded in ultra-long, recombination-suppressed haplotypes that can span more than 100 Mb. These centromere-spanning haplotypes (cenhaps) link genetic and epigenetic variation, are associated with various fruit traits and can show biased chromosome…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (426+ words) Chile scientists have produced the most complete genetic map yet of Colobanthus quitensis. It is one of only two flowering plants that naturally grow in Antarctica. The tiny plant survives freezing temperatures, limited water and intense ultraviolet radiation. Researchers now…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (33+ words) By Fabian Cambero and Nicolas Cortes SANTIAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A team led by Chilean researchers has produced the most complete genetic map yet of one of only two flowering plants that grow...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (472+ words) Researchers in Japan have uncovered how plants distinguish dangerous “jumping genes” from essential genes when establishing DNA methylation, a chemical marking system that can silence genetic material without altering the underlying DNA sequence....